Originally written by Mike Diver · 20 February 2008
Live, tonight: London, gather for Cadence Weapon, as the Canadian emcee showcases cuts from his 9/10-rated second album Afterparty Babies (review) at a special, and super-intimate, DiS-sponsored show. Holler? Right back at’cha – come down and shake some.
The show at Bardens Boudoir sees the Polaris Prize-nominated (for his Breaking Kayfabe debut – 9/10 review here) rapper supported by both London party-core trio Cutting Pink With Knives and Canadian DFA1979-recalling duo The Carps; doors are at 8pm, and tickets will cost you a mere £8 upon entry (£6 before 9pm). More details and advance tickets: HERE.
DiS DJs will be spinning those between-bands tunes, providing our CDR of Dream Warriors and PM Dawn actually works this time. If not: you get Fugazi. All night.
Check videos for all participating acts below, plus MySpace links…
While you’re here – hi! – here’s what else DiS has forthcoming on a live events front (DiS-sponsored festivals not included, yo)…
February
20 Islands @ Manchester Night & Day (details) 21 Islands @ Bristol Thekla (details) 21 Nat Johnson @ Sheffield Bungalow & Bears (details) 22 Islands @ Glasgow Stereo (details) 23 Islands @ Nottingham Stealth (details) 24 Islands @ Brighton Barfly (details) 25 Islands @ Cambridge Barfly (details) 26 Islands @ London Hoxton Bar & Grill (details)
March
2 Dead Meadow, Youthmovies, The Owl Service @ London Scala (details) 5 Yeasayer @ Birmingham Academy Bar (details) 6 Yeasayer @ London ICA (details) 8 Yeasayer @ Glasgow King Tut’s (details) 9 Yeasayer @ Manchester Night & Day (details) 10 Yeasayer @ London ICA (details) 14 Enablers, One More Grain, John & Jehn @ London Monto Water Rats (details) 20 Default This Club @ Nottingham Bunkers Hill Inn (details) 29 DiScover Club with Beestung Lips @ London Notting Hill Arts Club (NHAC) (details)
April
5 DiScover Club with Broken Records @ London NHAC (details)
May
1 HEALTH @ London Luminaire (details) 4 HEALTH @ Leeds Brudenell Social Club (details) 5 HEALTH @ Cambridge Portland Arms (details) 9 HEALTH @ Dublin Whelans (details) 10 HEALTH @ Glasgow School of Art (details) 12 Jens Lekman @ Nottingham Rescue Rooms (details) 13 Jens Lekman @ Newcastle Cluny (details) 14 Jens Lekman @ Leeds Woodhouse (details) 15 Jens Lekman @ Glasgow Oran Mor (details) 19 Jens Lekman @ Manchester Academy 3 (details) 21 Jens Lekman @ Birmingham Glee Club (details) 24 Jens Lekman @ Galway Roisin Dubh (details) 24 DiScover Club with Let’s Wrestle, Sky Larkin @ London NHAC (details) 25 Jens Lekman @ Dublin The Village (details)
June
7 DiScover Club with This Town Needs Guns, An Emergency @ London NHAC (details)